Dave, it’s people who count the cards, and work out the odds, esp. at blackjack, who get barred from the casinos. Why? Because they beat the house’s in-built advantage and win.

When I was a student, I knew a fellow student who spent a big part of the day studying racing form, the going, past record, the jockey, and so on. His rules were ‘Never bet on anything that has to jump over a fence’ and ‘Bet with knowledge, not emotion’.

He was banned from every betting shop in York, so he would give us a small percentage of any winnings if we’d put the bet on for him (and we were talking big money).

Sometimes, I think agency management are the ones who fall the hardest for the ‘impressed by confidence and eloquence’ trick, maybe because CEOs and ECDs are too busy to form their own thoughts.

At my last job, because of some company nepotism, I was often made to feel that I had lost it. So I was given less and less work to do, because once word went round, the herd mentality kicked in. Absolutely fine by me because I had more time to analyse what other people were doing. It all seemed pretty shitty but of course I was the only one to feel that way, and of course folks said I was biased.

Then the agency stopped winning new business and awards and the best part was, since I didn’t do most of the work, I couldn’t be blamed. But just as it is pointless wrestling with a pig because even if you win, you still end up with much, I just took the money.

Mr. Biggs, you’re one of a kind, my encounter with you in that mentorship workshop at Jozini was the best experience in my whole life,, am gonna follow your steps, it looks like I’ll be a better person than I ever would have been had I not have met you! Keep well Bryce!